Kwikee electric RV entry steps provide an effortless, convenient way to enter and exit your RV. The steps are wired to your RV's door and feature an automatic extension, unfolding when the door opens and retracting when it closes. This differentiates the steps from the alternate manual pull-out steps.

Motor, Gearbox, Linkage, and Control Unit

The updated Kwikee steps manufactured since 1999 require the integrated motor, gearbox, and linkage (IMGL) setup to power the steps. The motor provides the power, the gearbox turns the linkage arm, and the linkage pushes the steps out and pulls them back in when rotated by the gearbox.

As the motor provides power to the control unit and linkage arm, the control unit that is wired to your RV power senses when the RV door opens and closes, and extends and retracts the steps in tandem.

The included 4-way plug fits into the existing wiring harness on your RV. Most vehicles should having this wiring already set up. In the event that your RV is missing the wiring, a 4-way pigtail is included to help you hardwire the unit to your RV.

Safety Features

The Kwikee steps include several safety features in an effort to prevent injury to you or your passengers and damage to the RV steps. If an obstruction is detected while extending, the steps will halt and retract back into the stowed position. The steps will also retract when you turn on the vehicles ignition, even if the automatic retraction override has been activated, in case you forget to stow them before driving away.

A built-in safety light is located underneath the mounting bracket for low-light conditions. The amber light automatically illuminates the steps when they extend. It will not illuminate, however, if you have the automatic extension turned off, which cuts power to the steps.

For added safety, the steps have a non-skid, textured coating. This textured surface provides traction and ensures that you have secure footing even when the steps are wet.

Installation

Installing the steps on your RV is simple. Pre-drilled holes in the step's mounting plate match up to holes in your RV's frame for an easy, bolt-on installation. You will need (4) 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts and 4 flange nuts, available in Lippert's mounting hardware kit (LC118155-72 - sold separately) to bolt the steps into place. Use 2 carriage bolts and 2 locknuts on each side to attach the mounting brackets to your RV's frame. If additional brackets are needed to mount the steps to the RV frame, and none are already installed, outriggers (LC301704 - sold separately) may be needed for installation depending on the model of your original stairs.

Video Transcript for Lippert Kwikee 25 Series Electric Steps Review

Hey, everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Here's what our quiki-steps look like installed on our motor home. Often times people are going to want to upgrade their steps because the last step sits up too high and can be somewhat challenging to get up and down easily. Another reason is that they're just loose and wobbly, and can be a safety concern. And other times, the steps might just be damaged or two rusted out to repair.Something you don't always think about as well is if you have small pets. That might be hard for them to get up and down when it sits up so high.

Then that means you're going to have to bend over to pick them up. With this one down here, that might allow them to easily get up and down without your help needed.These are definitely going to solve the problem of your step being too high off the ground. As you can see, this first one is really easy to reach, and they're also nice and wide, that way they're easy to travel up. Now, each step does have some grip tape, that way it ensures a good footing and they also have a bright yellow line to help you see in low light situations. As you can see, our steps retract pretty quick, and now it's simple to get in and out of our motor home.Now, these steps do have a couple of safety features, one of them being, say if you retract your steps and there's a curb here and they can't come out all the way, if it feels enough pressure it will actually turn off power to the motor, that way it won't overheat or burn up any wiring or your motor.

Same thing on the inside. If something happens to get inside of here and the steps go in, it's going to feel that pressure and turn off the power. Another cool safety feature is when you have the steps in this position, when you have the power turned off on them, that way they'll stay fixed in this position, or in other words they won't work when you open and close the door, if you happen to forget about turning the switch back on and you go to leave and put the key in the ignition, as soon as you put that key in the ignition and turn it forward, the steps are going to come up, regardless. I'll show you that now.Even though we added another step, when they're in the stored position they're going to fit nicely in our opening. As you can see the built-in light underneath will help even more when it's nighttime.Now, I went ahead and measured the step, and on flat ground here, from the ground to the top of the step is about 15 inches.

Something you've got to keep in mind is you're probably not always going to on perfectly level ground, so if you are parked and the ground is beveled down, that 15 inches could potentially turn into 20 or more. From this step to the top of the this one is right under 8 inches.Now, all though the distance between these two steps don't change, the distance from our bottom step to the ground is only 7 inches, as compared to the old one which was 15. The entry height will be 19 1/2 inches. The step dimensions are going to be 24 inches wide by 11 inches deep. Our mounting bracket dimension is going to be 25 1/2 inches wide by 9 5/8 inch tall, and finally 11 3/8 inch deep.

Our drop and rise is going to 7 inches.Our steps are going to be very durable, and have a 300 pound weight limit. All in all, it's going to be a great solution to be able to enjoy your motor home more. You can go ahead and test the operation and make sure everything works properly.

I purchased a RV electric extending set of steps (3), and I am very satisfied with the quality and price of the product, price (best on web!), customers service, and the free fast 3 day shipping across the US.
The box it ships with was pretty much unable to handle the weight and six but since the step assembly is 87 pounds and all steel, it was not an issue. Thanks etrailer.com.
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by: Jeff02/25/2019

Great service,was shipped and was on time,quality of help was excellent and so helpful I will definitely be going back again.Thanks for the help
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by: Jeff02/13/2019

Everything was exactly as described,shipping was ontime.Thanks for the follow up, I appreciate that immensely!
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It took a while for the manufacturer to ship but received regular updates. Great communication!!
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by: David02/21/2019

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

Fast delivery,easy to install great price,works great
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by: Joseph01/04/2018

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

Product delivered as scheduled. Package was beat up pretty well, but the steps appear to be unharmed. The steps are a replacement for the existing steps that were damaged.
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The steps are a direct replacement for the originals. No Problems

Joseph M - 01/04/2019

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by: JFB06/21/2019

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

Steps arrived on our door step in badly beat up cardboard box.
Minimum damage to actual step unit. A few scratches, but tollerable.
Challenge was to remove the old unit. Lots of "liquid wrench" needed on the four nuts holding the old unit in place.
Needed strong assistant to manage the floor jack while positioning the new unit into place. Twenty-something sons are good for something after all :)
Definitely watch the videos on etrailer.com for tips on how to remove / install the unit.
Took 2 days of repeated administration of liquid wrench to be able to break the nuts free and uninstall the old steps. Be patient, you don't want to strip the nuts or you will never get the old steps off.
In my case (2005 Winnebago Adventurer) I did not need to install the new magnetic switch set, the existing system worked just fine.
Connected the 4 wire connector and everything worked fine. Exception is that the steps "on and off" switch is now reversed... I can live with that. I will relabel the toggle switch.
In my case the repair shop I usually use wanted $1600 just to Mickey Mouse a replacement motor into the original unit. With etrailer.com I spent $900 and about 4 hours of manual labor for a brand new step unit.
I would highly recommend this unit.
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by: Linda03/29/2019

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

TEAM RV HAS DONE BUSINESS WITH E TRAILER FOR AWHILE YOUR TECHS INFORMATION IS ALWAYS ON THE MONEY TEAM RV APPRECIATES ALL YOU DO. THANKS
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by: Jerry03/27/2019

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

Great service...great support...fits like the original. Probably better built than the original one.
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by: Boily Martin12/07/2018

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

GOOD ITEM FOR MY MOTORHOME
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by: Edward A11/06/2018

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

Am a new account with them and so far they have been a real asset to my business.... They seem to stock and have anything and everything I have needed so far and ship them fast..... From Edward A to Melissa A she is very knowledgeable and helpful with great people skills.
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by: William12/07/2017

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

I ordered these 3 steps without the motor to replace steps I trashed while backing up. The previous steps were almost new when I trashed them, so I decided to try to just replace the steps and move the electronics & motor to the replacement steps. The ones I bought from etrailer were listed as "used" due to scratches & scuffs, making them about $140 less than the new ones. When I received (in about 3 days) them they looked new with a few chips out of the paint. I moved the electrical stuff over and positioned them under the coach. They are really too heavy to install without a lift or extra person, but I was able to get them aligned and a nut started ... so they were on the only remaining issue was the bolt that actuates the steps needed to be inserted. This requires one to use the door to auto retract the steps (a little) to be able to insert the bolt. I was able to close the door while under the coach allowing the mechanism to come in far enough to get the bolt in and unplugged the steps to stop them from going back out. The steps look and operate as NEW!!! The etrailer staff are very professional and helpful and quick to follow up if needed. Top notch service and excellent discounted product. Thanks,
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by: Carroll11/10/2017

Review from a similar Kwikee Kwikee 25 Series in RV and Camper Steps

the steps we ordered were just right, so easy to install.....and the price was so much lower than the place we usually buy our rv items....
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I reached out to the manufacturer who told me the Kwikee Series 25 Steps # LC365837 you are looking to replace your older steps with will not work. This is what they told me:
"Per my parts department, based on the information you have provided, they can verify that the customer is replacing a Series 23 Kwikee step assembly with a series 25 Kwikee step assembly. He needs to be advised not to do this, as they will not fit or bolt up properly. The frame sizes are different from one another...view full answer...

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